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Pleasant Hill postpones the Beggars’ Night due to the weather

Vaseline October 30, 2024

Pleasant Hill joined other metro cities in moving Beggar Night from Wednesday to Thursday due to forecast rain and storm threats.

Instead, on Halloween night, Beggar’s Night for Pleasant Hill residents will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

The city of Des Moines and most other metropolitan communities also announced plans Tuesday morning to move Beggar Night to Thursday. Pleasant Hill initially said it would not change trick-or-treating because the date was set by a City Council resolution and there was not enough time to hold a special meeting to change it.

Why did Pleasant Hill change Beggars’ Night?

“Pleasant Hill received an official notice from Polk County Emergency Management Agency, Iowa of potential severe weather on Tuesday, October 29 at approximately 5 p.m.,” according to a social media post sent Tuesday evening. “This formal notice gives the City of Pleasant Hill the opportunity to issue an emergency proclamation to change the date for this year’s Beggars Night in the best interest of the community.”

The post listed Wednesday as 4 to 10 p.m. as the most likely time for “damaging winds, hail and the chance of tornadoes.”

The city said in a Facebook post Tuesday morning that the trick-or-treating date was set by a City Council resolution. Because open meeting laws require the city to notify the public 24 hours before a council meeting, the city said it was too close to the date to call a meeting to make a change .

“The change was legally necessary to follow this process, as the date had previously been permanently set through a resolution passed in 2013,” the post said Tuesday evening.

What’s the forecast for Wednesday in Pleasant Hill?

Showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon, with heavy rain possible and highs around 75 degrees. The rain will continue into the night, with temperatures dropping to 45 degrees and winds shifting to the north-northeast at 16-23 km/h.

What’s the forecast for Halloween in Pleasant Hill?

It will be much cooler Thursday for Halloween, with a high of 53 degrees and wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour during the day, and a low of 34 degrees with clear skies at night.

Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him at X @CooperAWorth.